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Makeover Family-Recipe Salad Dressing

Connie Pettersen of Aitkin, Minnesota tried lightening her mother-in-law's recipe and then let our Test Kitchen lighten it up further. The salad dressing dropped in fat and calories, but kept the delicious flavor of her mother-in-law’s original recipe.

TOTAL TIME: Prep/Total Time: 15 min.YIELD:10 servings

Ingredients

1/4 cup water

1/4 cup ketchup

2 tablespoons white vinegar

2 tablespoons canola oil

1 small onion, cut into wedges

1/2 cup reduced-fat mayonnaise

Sugar substitute equivalent to 5 teaspoons sugar

1 teaspoon dried parsley flakes

1/2 teaspoon salt-free seasoning blend

1/2 teaspoon paprika

1 small garlic clove, peeled

1/4 teaspoon ground mustard

1/4 teaspoon celery seed

Directions

1.In a blender, combine all ingredients; cover and process until blended. Transfer to a small pitcher or bowl. Refrigerate until serving.
Yield: 1-1/4 cups.

Editor's Note: This recipe was tested with Splenda no-calorie sweetener.